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SLP98 Rusty Russell and Joe Netti - Can Lightning Network Scale to a Million Channels?
SLP98 Rusty Russell and Joe Netti - Can Lightning Network Scale to a Million Channels?
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Length:
67 minutes
Released:
Aug 12, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
So Bitcoin’s Lightning Network exists and works today. Can it scale up to a million channels? Rusty Russell (Blockstream Elements Project, working on c-lightning and the Lightning Spec) and Joe Netti (recently interned at Blockstream) join me to talk about their work on the Million Channels Project. We talk about:
Why the Project was started
Set up
Regtest and Gossip
Routing
Optimisations needed
An update on c-lightning
Links:
Million Channel Blockstream results post: https://eng.blockstream.com/2019/06/24/letting-channels-bloom/
Million Channels Project Github: https://github.com/rustyrussell/million-channels-project
Million Channel Project proposal: https://medium.com/@rusty_lightning/proposal-the-million-channel-lightning-project-d8c34666d6d4
Rusty links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rusty_twit
Github: https://github.com/rustyrussell
Prior appearance SLP23: https://stephanlivera.com/episode/23/
Joe Netti links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeNetti
GitHub: https://github.com/nettijoe96
Sponsor links:
Kraken: http://www.kraken.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=stephanlivera
Unchained Capital: https://www.unchained-capital.com/?utm_source=Stephan%20Livera&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=Affiliate
Breez Tech: http://breez.technology
Stephan Livera links:
Follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera
Show notes and website: https://stephanlivera.com/
Subscribe to the podcast: https://anchor.fm/stephan-livera/
Rate and Review the podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/stephan-livera-podcast/id1415720320?mt=2
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Email contact: stephanlivera@pm.me
Why the Project was started
Set up
Regtest and Gossip
Routing
Optimisations needed
An update on c-lightning
Links:
Million Channel Blockstream results post: https://eng.blockstream.com/2019/06/24/letting-channels-bloom/
Million Channels Project Github: https://github.com/rustyrussell/million-channels-project
Million Channel Project proposal: https://medium.com/@rusty_lightning/proposal-the-million-channel-lightning-project-d8c34666d6d4
Rusty links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rusty_twit
Github: https://github.com/rustyrussell
Prior appearance SLP23: https://stephanlivera.com/episode/23/
Joe Netti links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeNetti
GitHub: https://github.com/nettijoe96
Sponsor links:
Kraken: http://www.kraken.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=stephanlivera
Unchained Capital: https://www.unchained-capital.com/?utm_source=Stephan%20Livera&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=Affiliate
Breez Tech: http://breez.technology
Stephan Livera links:
Follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/stephanlivera
Show notes and website: https://stephanlivera.com/
Subscribe to the podcast: https://anchor.fm/stephan-livera/
Rate and Review the podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/stephan-livera-podcast/id1415720320?mt=2
Orange Coin Good and other Merchandise @ Layer One BTC Store: https://layeronebtc.com/collections/stephan-livera-podcast
Email contact: stephanlivera@pm.me
Released:
Aug 12, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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